I am a late bloomer in the world of cultivating immortals

If his guess is true, then this trip to the 'Hundred Spirits Demon Realm' will likely be subject to more variables.

"First, refine the 'Nine Fragrance Pill'. Even if this comes true, I will find it difficult to stop it with my current strength."

After a moment, sensing that the spiritual herbs and liquids being refined in the furnace were becoming increasingly hot, Wei Tu immediately withdrew this distracting thought and once again devoted himself wholeheartedly to the task of alchemy.

at the same time.

Firestone Venerable, who had used the array flags to seal the 'Dao injury' within the body of the Illusion Arm Demon Lord, also had a slight sheen of cold sweat on his forehead at this moment, as if resisting the 'demon curse' within was an extremely difficult task for him.

"This Qihe is just a Demon Ancestor who has just achieved the Demon Ancestor realm, yet he already has the ability to kill people across realms?" Gongman and Canyuan Demon Lord, who witnessed this scene from the side, immediately showed worry on their faces.

Although the difference between the Integration Realm and the Great Vehicle Realm is only one level, it is also the dividing line between the 'mortal' and the 'immortal'.

The same applies to the Ancient Demons.

The strength and supernatural powers of any Demon Ancestor are an insurmountable and irresistible force for ancient demons below the Demon Ancestor level.

However, Gongman and Canyuan Demon Lord never imagined that the Weeping River Demon Ancestor, with just the 'Dao Wound' he left on the Illusion Arm Demon Lord back then, would have the ability to cast spells remotely and kill people across realms.

Without a doubt, the power of this divine ability has exceeded the normal limits of a 'newly promoted Demon Ancestor'!
"The Weeping River Demon Ancestor is a newly promoted Demon Ancestor supported by the 'will' of the Garan Demon Ancestor, and is naturally different from ordinary Demon Ancestors... That Garan Demon Ancestor was only one step away from the 'Demon God' realm back then, and could have successfully 'ascended to godhood'..."

"It's just a pity that the position of Demon God in my ancient Demon Realm seems to be predetermined, and it's difficult for a new god to emerge... Therefore, this legendary Demon Ancestor was killed and is still seeking 'resurrection' to ascend to godhood once again..."

At this moment, the Venerable Lianwu, who was isolated outside the small circle of the Illusionary Arm Demon God, suddenly spoke with a smile, interrupting the conversation between the Venerable Gongman and the Venerable Canyuan.

Moreover, quite surprisingly, when this woman spoke these words, she did not use telepathy to conceal them, but openly revealed this 'secret' in front of everyone.

Indeed! This matter might not be considered a 'secret' by Demon Lord Canyuan and the others, but for Wei Tu and Lady Wanmiao, it was the first time they had ever heard of such a secret concerning the realm of Demon Ancestors and Demon Gods.

Even Wei Tu, who had actually 'personally' come into contact with the Demon Ancestor Jialan, only knew that this demon was extraordinary, but had never heard of him before. He was killed because he failed to 'ascend to godhood'...

This is the first time I've heard of such a thing. It seems that the 'Demon God's position in the ancient demon realm is predetermined... and there seems to be a clear difference between it and the 'Tribulation-Crossing Immortal' in spiritual cultivation.

Of course, from this woman's blatant behavior, Wei Tu could easily guess that she had deliberately told him about this.

After all, as a 'reverse demon cultivator' who cultivates both immortals and demons, he is also vaguely related to that Weeping River Demon Ancestor. It is very likely that the Weeping River Demon Ancestor revealed his 'spiritual cultivation' ability in the battle in the Black House Swamp, and was thus identified by the Pitying Centipede Demon Lord, Firestone Venerable and others as a rare 'reverse demon cultivator' in the demon realm.

"He failed to ascend to godhood, which is why he was killed... The strength of this Garan Demon Ancestor can be described as 'as deep as the sea'." While secretly marveling, Wei Tu also glanced with his divine sense at the pitch-black compass he had hidden deep inside his storage artifact, and his heart was filled with even more apprehension.

There was no other reason than that the 'Thousand Cloud Demon Ancestor' he had come into contact with, the 'corpse spirit' born from the remains of the Garan Demon Ancestor, seemed to be being hunted down by the remnant soul of the Garan Demon Ancestor... which is why he ended up in the predicament of hiding next to the Flame Spirit King.

Now that these remnant souls of the Garan Demon Ancestor have the ability to cultivate the Weeping River Demon Ancestor, a 'newly promoted Demon Ancestor,' it won't be long before they retrieve their other remains.

These are all predictable events.

Fortunately, the ability of these remnant souls of the Garan Demon Ancestor to lock onto other fragmented bodies, or rather, the ability of the "Wish-Seeking Demon Disc," relies on the "life force" unintentionally tainted by their masters...

Like the Thousand Cloud Demon Ancestor, he was completely untouched and should have no difficulty evading their search.

“However, for safety’s sake, this ‘Wish-Granting Magic Disc’ should be hidden somewhere else as much as possible…at least, it shouldn’t be carried around by myself…” Wei Tu thought to himself.

……

"Judging from his reaction, he seems to have no connection with the Weeping River Demon Ancestor. Is that really the case, or... is he hiding it too well, too deeply?"

The Demon Lord Lianwu, who had been observing Wei Tu's reaction with a hidden agenda, frowned slightly.

At this moment, Gongman and Canyuan Demon Lord, being intelligent people, seemed to have guessed Lianwu Demon Lord's plan, and immediately began to speak frankly without any pretense, discussing the 'beginning and end' of that great battle.

From the hidden Dark Raven Tower within the Black Mist Swamp to the joint plan of the Purple Blood Demon Lord and the human race of the Spirit Realm... they talked about everything.

While Wei Tu could roughly guess the specific details of the battle based on the memories he obtained from searching Qianyun Demon Ancestor's soul and the fact that Illusion Arm Demon Lord suffered 'Dao Injury', these words were undoubtedly some supplements to his 'information'.

However, to the disappointment of the Demon Lord Lianwu and his companions, Wei Tu's face remained completely expressionless from beginning to end. He was busy refining pills, as if he had fallen into a state of 'forgetting himself and the world'.

One day.

Two days...

As the women's enthusiasm waned and the 'Dao injury' of the Illusionary Arm Demon Lord stabilized and was gradually removed, the conversation flowed more freely.

Inside the alchemy furnace, the third 'Nine Fragrance Pill' refined by Wei Tu also shone brightly and released a refreshing fragrance.

"Success? He really refined the third 'Nine Fragrance Pill'! Without any failures, he refined two batches of 'Nine Fragrance Pills' in one go!"

At this moment, whether it was the arrogant Firestone Venerable who held himself in high esteem and was proud of his identity as a 'divine spirit slave', or the three Illusion Arm Demon Venerables who entrusted Wei Tu with alchemy... all of them turned their gazes to Wei Tu, and their expressions became extremely solemn.

The fact that Wei Tu managed to refine one or two 'Nine Fragrance Pills' by chance only proves that he has a good talent for alchemy.

After making the bet, he did not fail and successfully refined two 'Nine Fragrance Pills' in one go...

Such a figure can no longer be simply described as a "prodigy in alchemy".

His alchemy skills, at the seventh level, are enough to make him a true alchemy grandmaster!
There's no other reason than that they weren't stupid; they could see that Wei Tu was deliberately 'controlling the score,' intentionally manipulating the success or failure of the alchemy.

If he wanted to, he could probably refine the "Nine Fragrance Pill" with the second, third, or even the first "Nine Fragrance Vermilion Fruit".

Even more terrifying is—

This was Wei Tu's first encounter with the 'Nine Fragrance Pill' not long after he became a seventh-level alchemist!
Therefore, without exception, everyone present recognized the immense value contained in Wei Tu.

It is no exaggeration to say that, for the demons present, this value was second only to the 'Great Vehicle Opportunity'.

"Master Kou, I can forgive your offense just now. As long as you are willing to pledge allegiance to my 'Qiluo Divine Clan,' I can guarantee... that I will introduce you to the current head of the clan..."

"At that time, with your talent, you may be able to reach the realm of Demon Ancestor with the support of the gods."

Unable to suppress his desire to win Wei Tu over, Venerable Huoshi immediately made a promise to him.

As soon as these words came out.

Even the most composed demons present could not conceal their envy and resentment.

They've fought and died for so many years, all for the sake of achieving the 'Demon Ancestor Realm'. But Wei Tu is different; he can be cultivated by the 'Qihuo Divine Clan' into a Demon Ancestor whose strength and status far surpass theirs, simply based on his talent in alchemy!

Of course, they also understood that this was just a promise, and that they would have to see Wei Tu's performance and whether the 'Qihuo Divine Clan' would agree to train him...

Even so, this is already a great opportunity that countless ancient demons would find extremely rare.

"Fellow Daoist Huoshi, are you truly serious? Are you really willing to recommend me, Kou, to join the Qilin Fire God Clan?"

Upon hearing this, Wei Tu was slightly surprised, and a look of delight appeared on his face.

"Of course. What I say is true." Venerable Huoshi was surprised that Wei Tu was so easy to talk to, then stroked his beard and smiled.

With his experience, it wasn't hard for him to understand how much sincerity Wei Tu had in his words, or whether he was just being hypocritical.

But... for him, as long as Wei Tu showed willingness to agree to the matter and did not resist it too much, then the matter was already more than half successful.

At worst, after this trip, he can still take Wei Tu to the 'Qihuo God Clan' as before.

"Not good! This demon has no enemies left in this 'Hundred Spirits Demon Realm'!" At this moment, the Demon Lord Lianwu seemed to realize something and muttered to himself, "Not good."

Her previous scheme to 'harm' Wei Tu was not only a coincidence, but her biggest purpose was to sideline Wei Tu and make him a powerful ally in her secret.

After she, the Phantom Arm Demon Lord, and the other two ensured that they would not attack Wei Tu, Firestone Venerable became Wei Tu's biggest threat!

But now, due to a series of unexpected events, Wei Tu can simply stay out of it and no longer participate in their struggle, becoming a spectator.

Even if she truly harbors ambitions, competing with them for opportunities within the 'Hundred Spirits Demon Realm' would make her the last ambitious one to act after her.

In fact, in order to keep Wei Tu alive, these people would deliberately avoid killing him.

The reason is simple: Wei Tu, with his profound knowledge of alchemy, is more valuable alive than dead!
However, she was at a loss for what to do in this predicament and could only give a bitter smile to herself before putting it out of her mind for the time being.

……

After Wei Tu finished refining the elixir.

The demons' attention was once again focused on the 'Phantom Arm Demon Lord'.

The demon's wounds are like a stubborn disease, extremely difficult to eradicate.

Under the power of the laws contained in that 'wound', its entire demonic body seemed to become the spiritual material for condensing the 'magic spell', which was inexhaustible and could not be cut off.

Of course, if Venerable Huoshi does his best to help Demon Lord Huanbi remove this 'Dao injury', his recovery is not unimaginable.

Unfortunately, with the two secretly rivals, neither of them would be wary of the other, making it impossible for them to exert their full strength in this matter.

All the Firestone Venerable could do was suppress the 'curse' and prevent it from erupting and attracting the Weeping River Demon Ancestor's cross-realm pursuit.

The removal of the arm was always a matter that the One-Armed Demon Lord handled personally.

"It'll be soon, Second Brother, get rid of this wound completely." A month later, the Remnant Kite Demon Lord, sensing that the Dao injury aura within the Illusion Arm Demon Lord's body was gradually disappearing, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Others shared this thought, believing that the healing process was finally over.

At that very moment, a vast demonic power suddenly emanated from the body of the Illusionary Arm Demon Lord, and his skin turned pitch black, covered with dense black runes resembling tadpoles.

A series of chanting and mantra recitations suddenly appeared around him, seemingly faint.

The next moment, these black runes surged forth from the body of the Illusionary Arm Demon Lord, condensing in mid-air into a delicate black finger that rushed directly toward the array flags surrounding him.

With a slight touch of this black finger.

A loud "boom" followed.

This inseparable and meticulously arranged array instantly developed cracks.

But strangely, after this attack landed, the black finger formed by the 'curse' also dissipated and disappeared completely.

It was as if what had just happened was just an illusion for everyone.

However, without exception, all the cultivators who witnessed this scene wore an unpleasant expression.

As 'upper-level cultivators' at the Demon Lord realm, they were well aware of what the breaking of this forbidden formation meant.

—That was the Demon Ancestor's cross-dimensional pursuit!

“Although the Demon Ancestor’s cross-realm perception is limited, the Weeping River Demon Ancestor is different from ordinary Demon Ancestors… With his methods, he should arrive here in at most three months…” Venerable Firestone, with a solemn expression, glanced at the cultivators present and said in a heavy tone.

The implication was that they didn't have much time left and shouldn't waste any more time there.

However, at this moment, Wei Tu, through his 'blood qi sensing' supernatural power, clearly sensed that the pounding of Huo Shi Venerable's heart when he spoke those words was out of joy, not tension...

"Was it done on purpose?" Wei Tu raised an eyebrow, his gaze turning noticeably colder as if he had thought of something.

"The Qilin Fire God Clan".

He murmured to himself.

A spirit slave exists as a part of its master.

If nothing unexpected happens, Venerable Huoshi's 'master' should be a powerful Demon Ancestor within the Qilin Fire God Clan.

Therefore, although he did not know how the three demon lords of the Illusionary Arm made an agreement with this cultivator to explore the 'Hundred Spirits Demon Realm' together... based on what he had just sensed, he could easily imagine that this cultivator had not given up and had been looking for an opportunity to inform his master along the way.

However—it seemed to be 'fearful' of the three Phantom Arm Demon Lords at some point, so it deliberately let the Phantom Arm Demon Lord 'make a mistake' and provoke a powerful enemy... thereby attracting the 'Weeping River Demon Ancestor' and exposing the location of this place. (End of this chapter)